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ch2 excerices
Question | Answer |
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material of the cell located outside the nucleus and yet enclosed by the cell membrane | cytoplasm |
regions of DNA within each chroosome | genes |
small, sausage-shaped structures; the place where the food is burned to release energy | mitochandria |
canal-like structure in the cytoplasm; the site of protein synthesis | endoplasmic reticulum |
structure that surrounds and protects a cell | cell membrane |
control center of the cell, containing chromosomes | nucleus |
chemical found within each chromosome | DNA |
rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions called genes | chromosomes |
the process of building up proteins in a cell is | anabolism |
the process of chemically burning or bteaking down foods to release energy in cell is | catabolism |
a scientist who studies tissues is a (an) | histologist |
the medical term for internal organ is | viscera |
voice box | larynx |
membrane surrounding the lungs | pleura |
throat | pharynx |
tube from the kidney to the urinary bladder | ureter |
collection of fat cells | adipose tissue |
endocrine organ located at the base of the brain | pituitary gland |
windpipe | trachea |
flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints | cartilage |
womb | uterus |
tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body | urethra |
region of the neck | cervical |
region of the chest | thoracic |
region of the waist | lumbar |
region of the sacrum | sacral |
region of the tailbone | coccygeal |
between the 5th lumbar vertebra and the 1st sacral vertebra | L5-S1 |
between the 3rd and 4th cervical vertebrae | C3-C4 |
neck region (C1-C5) | cervical |
chest region (T1-T12) | thoracic |
lower back (loin)region (L1-L5) | lumbar |
region of the sacrum (S1-S5) | sacral |
tailbone region | coccygeal |
anterior (ventral) | front of the body |
posterior (dorsal) | back of the body |
deep | away from the urface of the body |
superficial | on the surface of the body |
distal | far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beggining of a structure |
proximal | near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beggining of a structure |
inferior | below another surface |
superior | above another structure |
lateral | pertaining to the side |
medial | pertaining to the middle |
prone | lying on the belly |
supine | lying on the back |